H.R. 2449 · Passed House · Science, Technology, Communications

FUTURE Networks Act

What it does

Requires the FCC to establish a 6G Task Force to report on industry-led standards for sixth-generation wireless technology and its possible uses and limitations.
Requires the task force to publish a draft report, solicit public comment, and consider the comments in the final report.
Requires members from communications companies, public interest or academic institutions, and each level of government, chosen by the FCC chair.
Generally bars representatives of entities owned, controlled, or influenced by a foreign adversary or otherwise deemed a national security threat.

Official summary

Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act or the FUTURE Networks Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a 6G Task Force to report on industry-led efforts to set standards for sixth-generation wireless technology and the possible uses and limitations of such technology, among other topics. The task force must publish and solicit public comment on a draft of the report, and must take such comments into consideration in preparing the final report. Members of the task force must include, to the extent practicable, representatives of companies in the communications industry; public interest organizations or academic institutions; and federal, state, tribal, and local governments (with at least one member representing each level of government). Members are to be selected by the chair of the FCC, and generally may not include representatives of entities owned or controlled by, or subject to the influence of, a foreign adversary, or otherwise deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security.

Latest action

Apr 29, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation